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Study Finds Weight and IVF Treatment May Increase Miscarriages
According to MSNBC, a study found that overweight women have a much higher risk of a miscarriage after having in-vitro fertilization than slimmer women who had undergone the same procedure. British doctors tracked 318 women at a London clinic who became pregnant after having in-vitro fertilization from 2000-2009. The researchers then separated women by their Body Mass Index. Women who had a BMI of 18 to 24 were classified as normal. Women with a BMI of 25 or more were classified as overweight, and those over 30 as obese. The study also took into consideration factors such as age, smoking and medical history. With all those factors, the study found overweight and obese women were much more likely to have a miscarriage than thin women. Women within the normal weight range who had undergone in-vitro fertilization had a 22 percent miscarriage rate. Women who were considered overweight and obese had…
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Study Finds C-Sections Deliveries Are On The Rise
According to MSNBC, government scientists report that birth by C-Section will continue to increase, citing a study into the causes of a trend that may trouble maternal health experts. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health found that nearly one third of first-time moms deliver by C-section. A lead author of a study, Dr. Jun Zhang, researched 230,000 deliveries in 19 nationwide hospitals. Dr. Zhang reported the findings were surprising, especially that doctors found a woman who had already had a cesarean birth will always have a repeat c-section. The study referenced hospital policy to always repeat c-sections, also suggesting a link between chemically induced labor and higher chances of c-section. Women who had their labor induced were twice as likely to have a cesarean. It is unclear if medication or forcing Mother Nature to deliver a child had an effect on higher surgical deliveries. Medical experts argue that cesarean…
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Pregnancy Related Deaths On the Rise in the U.S.
According to MSNBC, the national rate of pregnancy-related deaths is on the rise. A new government study found that between 1998 and 2005, the rate of pregnancy-related deaths was 14.5 per 100,000 live births. While it may appear low, those figures are higher than the past few decades. In 1979 where were just under 11 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the extent which the rise reflects a true elevation in women is unclear. Chronic medical conditions are exacerbated by pregnancy, including heart disease. Deaths from actual birth such as hemorrhaging are declining. Even high blood pressure that may occur during pregnancy appears to be declining in rates. Another factor is reporting of deaths, as a new cause coding system was implemented in 1999 and a system before it did not have a pregnancy or maternal checkbox. For…
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